Aortic Valve Calcium Score Is Associated With Coronary Calcified Plaque Burden

Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Is Associated with Non-Calcified Plaque Burden in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

BACKGROUND Elevations in soluble markers of inflammation and changes in leukocyte subset distribution are frequently reported in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Lately, the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio has emerged as a potential marker of both CAD severity and cardiovascular prognosis. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate whether neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and other...

Cystatin C is Associated With Plaque Phenotype and Plaque Burden.

BACKGROUND/AIMS The relationship between carotid artery plaque burden, phenotype and serum cystatin C at normal and impaired renal function is still unclear. METHODS Demographic characteristics, carotid ultrasonography and other relevant information of 1,477 patients were collected. The association of carotid artery plaque burden, plaque phenotype with serum cystatin C was evaluated by strate...

Aortic Valve Replacement for Calcified Aortic Valves

Serum Osteoprotegerin Is Associated With Calcified Carotid Plaque

Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a kind of tumor necrosis factor, which is related to bone metabolism and vascular calcification. The increase of Osteoprotegerin concentration in serum is related to cardiovascular diseases in humans. The purpose of this study was to figure out the relevance between osteoprotegerin in serum and carotid calcification. Serum OPG concentrations were compared in 145 patient...

Dietary Linolenic Acid Is Inversely Associated With Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque in the Coronary Arteries

Background—High dietary intake of linolenic acid is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. However, little is known about the association between linolenic acid and subclinical atherosclerosis. Methods and Results—To examine the association between dietary linolenic acid measured by food frequency questionnaire and calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arte...